Although Daniil Medvedev unexpectedly lost his first match in Turin against Taylor Fritz 4-6, 3-6, it was him who was the most talked about. All because of the scandalous behavior of the Russian, who, frustrated with the course of the clash with the American, began to behave like an offended child. He threw the racket behind the advertising banner, tossed it up, and for one of the returns he caught it backwards, as if he were holding a baseball bat.
De Minaur could have made many fans happy
Medvedev's circuses alienated many fans from him, especially since he was already known for making scandals on the court. Many probably kept their fingers crossed that Alex de Minaur would outplay the Russian and practically throw him out of the tournament. He was not the favorite, as Medvedev won six of their nine meetings so far. Although the latter, during this year's Roland Garros, fell to the Australian (4:6, 6:2, 6:1, 6:3).
Medvedev triumphed and showed what he thought of the critics
However, this time the game was going to one goal and it was not de Minaur's way. From the very beginning, the Australian had huge problems with maintaining his own serve. He still defended his first break point. The next two were gone and Medvedev quickly took a 5-1 lead. This loss was only slightly reduced and de Minaur lost 2:6.
In the second game, the Australian looked slightly better, especially in terms of points scored after a successful first serve (progress from 48% to 67). However, his return was poor and he was helpless on Medvedev's serve (he didn't have a single break point). In addition, he allowed himself to be broken at a key moment, when the score was 4:4. He therefore had a minimum of time to make up for the losses, which failed.
The Russian won 6:2, 6:4, and after the last one football he showed an eloquent gesture. Namely, he plugged his ears with his fingers, making it clear that he didn't care much about what people shouted and wrote about him. Later, he wrote “block the noise” on the camera lens.
Sinner is back in the Russian's path
The win against de Minaur extended the Russian's hopes of advancing to the semi-final. Medvedev will have to defeat Jannik Sinner on Thursday, November 14. Today's result will also be important match Italian with Taylor Fritz (start not before 8:00 p.m.). If Sinner loses, it's clear that he and Medvedev will play for promotion. The victory of the home team's representative will practically guarantee him a place in the semi-finals, and in the context of the second semi-finalist, even the ratio of sets and games may be important. Medvedev could even share the same fate Igi ¦wiatek and eliminated despite two wins in the group.